Thanks a lot for your RUclips videos. We travelled to Egypt in March using your videos as a guideline. Made a big, positive difference. Thank you and best wishes.
One of the most practical guides on Egypt. Detailed, calm and stunning photography. RUclips should award you for enriching YT (not an overestimation). Will lookforward to watching your next release. Well done you team.
Excellent video! You said in fifteen minutes what others do not cover in twice the time. I could find nothing in your video to argue with...it was spot on! I had no luck finding Egyptian pounds in the US and had to wait until Cairo. First time visitors should consider guided tours. Summers are extremely hot while winter is much more tolerable. Between smog, burning rice fields, and sand in the air, there will be lots of coughing and it is not necessarily covid. Work with one vendor and you will be descended upon by dozens of vendors; if you have a guide, ask them for suggestions for souvenirs. You can purchase pounds through ATM's, but euros and dollars are widely accepted. Use credit cards only at big, established businesses. Security is everywhere...usually on their cellphones, but there is so much of it, you will be safe.
You two are adorable, like friends to listen to, experienced and intelligent guides. Best on youtube! Thank you! Thank you for all the ideas for our first trip to Egypt. We're going in March and will be referring back to your video many times.
Great tips for this day and age. I visited in 2009 and plan on taking my family within the year. I appreciate the time you took to give out these tips.
We had been to Egypt in May' 22 on a 3 night and 4 day cruise from Aswan to Luxor. Could relate to most of your shoots. Very informative one, with a plethora of useful information. Just subscribed. Undoubtedly beautiful photography too.
Really happy that I found your videos about Egypt. They are the best, very informative, beautifully shot and you guys are very cool and friendly. Good job. Hope you make it to SIWA next time, that oasis is stunning (was there last November 2022).
Thank you… 🙏 November is a good time. You will have good weather and relatively less crowd. Don’t forget to watch my other videos of Egypt to get a feel of what you would see there…
Great information great video's totally great work guys thanks for providing these informative videos. Subscribed you please make more of travel guide videos for us of different countries.
Thanks for the information! It is very detailed and by far the most comprehensive. Really impressed by your material and footage on Egypt. 😊 May I check what camera equipment did you travel to Egypt with? I understand that there is loose interpretation of professional camera equipment at the airports/sites.
Thank you… 🙏 I travelled with a Canon R5 and yes it was tough with the camera. I would recommend you watch my Cairo and Luxor Balloon video where I have touched that subject more in detail. In general; there is more problem with camera in Cairo than other places!
A great helpful video.. we are planning our trip to Egypt and was doubtful about so many things. Hope you will help us if we had any queries. Thanks a lot for this video.
Great video ! Thanks 😊 would you recommend leaving some extra time ( and I guess money) for Tutankhamen’ s tomb? Normally it’s not included in the usual tours…
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 To be absolutely honest; I would have skipped it if it was not included in the Luxor pass. It is more of a craze than anything else. The other tombs are was more beautiful. And most of the artwork of the tomb are in Cairo museum. So unless you have it included; don’t bother. My humble and personal opinion of course.
Thanks a lot guys for sharing your experience with us. We are visiting egypt in a couple of days and your video is very helpful. One question, do customs at the Cairo airport give you trouble regarding DSLR camera, spare Lithium batteries, and tripod? Thanks again for your help!
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 Well every time we had special treatment in the airport security. But luckily none of our stuff were taken away. But yes I read about some of those stories as well. But didn’t experience it.
Thank you for passing by... 🙏 Inside Egypt there is not much of restrictions. Ideally you should ware musk in all public places. But almost no one is following that. The entry requirement is tricky and depends a lot on your situation and the country you would travel from. I would recommend you call your airline and get an understanding. We visited from Switzerland and at that time the rule was; valid COVID vaccination certificate or PCR test within 72 (and for some destinations 92 hours). Kids under 16 could enter without COVID certificate or PCR test. But travellers from South Africa were not allowed and some other countries had requirement for quarantine. But these rules change frequently, so better you check with the airline who normally always keep the most up to date information. We went with Egyptair and I called them few days before the flight and got everything clarified.
we spent almost a month in Egypt and there was barely any mask wearing and no restrictions that we heard of! We were asked to wear masks in the big grocery stores and that's about it.
HI..,such an amazing video..very detailed and informative.....just wanted to ask one thing which book is that which we can read about the history of egypt. thanks.
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 We have used the Lonely Planet book that has details with a bit of history of the places. We also did some of our studies from wiki which made us aware of the basic history behind those sites.
Thank you for sharing this highly informative video. Helped me greatly with my upcoming travel plans. Just a few questions: 1. How many days did it take for the Egypt tourist visa to arrive. 2. Do we have to select our tour guide before we leave India. Trust we can do this from the hotel where we plan to stay. 3. How much approximately would u have saved by planning on your own vs going with a tour package 4. I read that travel in groups is safer in Egypt, hence people prefer a tour package. What has been ur experience
Thank you… 🙏 Glad that it helped you. Now answering your questions. 1. I normally apply for VISA at least 6 to 8 weeks before the travel after some bad experiences with Egypt, Morocco and Turkey embassy. 2. Not really. You don’t really need a guide to visit Egypt. You will need a transportation and you can arrange that by contacting the guides I have used or find some from google. Unless you really want to spend lots of time learning nitty gritty details about different historical monuments; a guide will not be needed. But we recommend to have a guide in Cairo. Booking with hotel will be more expensive as the hotel will take some commission from it. Rather do the booking yourselves. 3. It is tough to say an exact number. But based on quotations I have received in my first visit; the same trip of mine would have costed me at least 30% more with a travel agent. 4. Travel in group is safer in Egypt is more of an European myth. Egypt is as safe as any other big places. Apply your common sense the same way you apply in all other places and you will have no trouble. In my 3 trips; I never felt unsafe in Egypt and if you see my travel videos you can understand that I was in different places at a very strange time when there were no one else around. If there was problems; I would have encountered it at least ones in all those odd time visits!
Very informative vlog. A information that can be trusted. Thanks. We would like to go Egypt but slightly worried about our 21 months baby. Do you have any suggestions Tour with baby at Egypt?
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 During our second visit to Egypt our son was only 11 months old. Nothing special about visiting Egypt with kids than other places. Carry a baby sac. That is the most convenient way. Not every places specially the temples are stroller friendly. We always boiled water for him even if it is bottled mineral water. Carried some backed food for emergencies. Avoided travelling during afternoons. Rather visited early morning and late evening. Protected him from direct sun light with a cap or scarf. It was great fun and that time we only spend one night in the desert. I wouldn’t recommend spending too many nights in the desert with a little baby as there is no phone connection or health center. So it is a bit risky. In general you wouldn’t have any problems and will have lots of fun with your little one.
Everything was open. There is no closure for COVID in Egypt. As I said before, ideally there are requirement of mask indoor and the hotel and restaurant employees as well as most of the tourists are following them. But locals are not. Except tourists almost no one else is waring mask outside. All in all, you wouldn't even know that there is some COVID crisis going on around the world if you visit Egypt. It is sometime a bit scary, but as long as you keep yourselves protected; I felt it was all right.
Just saw your videos. Really awesome. very informative. We are checking for visa information for Egypt but it's showing "You will not be allowed to enter the country without the guarantee of an authorized tourist agent in Egypt." Can you please let me know who should provide this letter? We are not doing any guided tours.
Thank you… 🙏 We applied for a tourist VISA at the local Egyptian consolate. It is better that way and you can enter Egypt without any stress. For the VISA you have no need of any guarantee. You need to normally show your bank statement, return ticket, hotel booking etc. Now this changes between the locations you would make the application from. So better you call the local Egyptian consolate and get the related information. You can normally find the details with simple google search.
Hi there. Very informative. I am planning for a 2 weeks stay at Egypt and would like to explore in and out. Did you say 30 usd for Sim? Will Sim not be cheaper in Cairo? Also can't we use egyptian pounds or end up paying everything in usd.. Instead of using private cars will we not get government buses to visit Abu simbel or other places within Egypt?
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 There are different prices of SIM. We took one that has enough internet connection (10 GB) as I do a lots of research on the spot and didn’t want to take the pain of recharge. The price of SIM will be same at the airport of in the city. Yes you can use Egyptian Pound for several things. But based on my reading foreigners need to pay foreign currency in most of the tourist attractions. I am not aware of any public bus going to Abu Simbel. But you definitely can take one of the tourist buses; which is way cheaper. For other places if you mean the sites of Luxor and Aswan; you also can do a guided bus tour which will be cheeper. We did it privately as we wanted to have that epic lonely experience in most of those places and there is no other way that arranging your own transportation. It will be cheap if you go with tour bus; but you will share the place with 100s others. I can’t tell about local buses as I did no research on taking local bus in Egypt.
I have seen you guys carrying some guide book, can you recommend one which is helpful while touring egypt? I wish to read it beforehand and during our egypt tour. .
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 The one we had in hand is from lonely planet. We found that useful and more importantly informative. This being our 3rd trip to Egypt; we didn’t really take any guide in most of the places; but it was nice to remind the history a bit from that book.
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 There is a little down arrow below the video in the youtube app. Click that to see the description. And if you have access to a computer; it is much easier to see it.
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 Absolutely safe. Just follow the common sense like any other places in the world. The Luxor train is actually very good and I was about to take that. However; as it would have made me loose one sunrise; I didn’t go for it as I stated in the guide as well.
Never been to Egypt and couldn't think we can do self tour until I saw this video.Can you please share your Egypt itinerary [7days]. I am also thinking of visiting Jordan, please share any information you may have for this tour. Thanks
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 I have been to Jordan and it is another beautiful country of the region. Are you planning to visit Egypt and Jordan both in 7 days? If that is your plan; I would recommend not to! You will end up experiencing none of them properly! If you still want to venture that; visit Cairo, Aswan and Luxor in Egypt and visit Wadi Rum and Petra in Jordan. But I emphasize against; this will not be an enjoyable trip. It will be very hectic. You can probably manage it in 10 days!
Thank you for your reply. i was thinking 7-8 days for Egypt and 3-4 days in Jordan. Please let me know if you have any itinerary prepared for this. Thank you for your help!
@@citylightglare671 I would have done like this Day 1 - Try to reach Cairo early so that I can travel half day. Day 2 - Visit Cairo and take a late evening flight to Luxor. Day 3 - Luxor. Day 4 - Luxor half day. Then to Aswan. On the way visit Edfu and Kom Ombo. Day 5 - Visit Abu Simbel day trip. Evening visit to Philae Temple. Day 6 - Aswan to Cairo morning flight and visit half day Cairo. Day 7 - Visit white desert. Day 8 - Back to Cairo and take late evening flight. Now; this would let you cover everything. But I must say it is hectic. Personally I would spend 1 more day in Luxor and one more day in the white desert. And you can find details of places in the description as well as the contact number of the car we rented in different places.
Could you tell me what kind of visa you had? For e-visa there is a rule of carrying a guarantee letter from a tour agent? IF thats the rule - is it mandatory to book a guided tour?
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 I took a proper stamp in the passport from the Egyptian consolate. If you have an Indian passport; there is not much information on eVisa. The eVisa is only when you go there with a recognized travel agent as the travel agent take all the guaranty and paper work. I will recommend to go and get a VISA from your local Egyptian consolate to avoid problems. Or go with a proper travel agent.
While planning our visit to Egypt we came across this video which has been compiled in a wonderful manner. We are planning to go to Abu Simbel and were wondering whether we will need a guide. From your description it seems like you only booked a car and driver to go there. How did you book your tickets for Abu Simbel? Was a guide not necessary? How did you gather the information that the guide would have provided? We would like to travel independently as much as possible.
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 The history is there in the wiki and we did some reading. Other tool was a book from Lonely Planet. The ticket counter is next to the the gate, so just walk there and get the ticket. As we stayed there a night and went during times when no one else was there; we had no queue or hurry. But we had a big advantage as it was our 3rd visit. Being said that; I love independent travelling as that gives me more thrill as well as freedom. In my first time also I went there without any guide. In short; you don’t really need a guide. But I know a lots of people feel comfortable having local knowledge handy. It is just a feeling of assurance. Very personal preference. I like to be a bit more adventurous.
@@AMPhotography Thank you very much for your prompt response. We have never traveled with guides because we like to visit places at our own pace and don't like to be rushed. We also like to do our own research before we travel and read up as we go along. Your video busted the myth that one cannot travel in Egypt without guides. We have now decided to book only a car with a driver to Abu Simbel when we visit Egypt in a couple of weeks. Thanks once again.
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 I didn’t really keep address of the places I did currently exchange. But I can tell you that there are plenty of them in all over Egypt. Just go to an office and don’t take exchange from strangers. Several big hotels have bank inside and they provide standard exchange rate. Just avoid too much exchange in airport.
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 In most of the places if will be allowed with an additional fee. Except few places like inside the tombs you will not be able to take the tripod. They are normally not that concerned about photography with phone. They get more nervous if they see larger cameras.
It depends a bit. We have spend 2 weeks there and we felt it was good to explore all the places without too much hurry. However; you can always push it within a week. Eg. Day 1 - Reach Cairo Day 2 - Cairo Day 3 - Cairo to Luxor early morning flight and visit Luxor in a day (skip Edhu and Dhandera) Day 4 - Luxor to Aswan ans visit Aswan Day 5 - Aswan to Abu Simbel ans back to Aswan Day 6 - Aswan to Cairo and depending on your return flight time on the same day you can leave Egypt or the next day. But it will really be a hectic trip. However it is possible.
Hi.... this is Avik from Kolkata Great video with lots of informations... would you please tell me which SBI bank debit card i have to carry to make ATM money transaction in abroad or in Egypt
Hi Avik, Thank you for passing by. 🙏 I can’t tell how exactly SBI card would work as I never used it myself. However if it is an international card; there is no reason of this being not working. But do keep more than one option to male sure that you have redundancy. And carry at least 50% of your budget in USD cash. That way you are pretty safe. If the card is operated by VISA or MasterCard and has foreign transaction enabled; it should be all right. Check with your bank. And make a test as soon as you land in Egypt.
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 Yes you can if you have a day to spend. But Egyptian authorities recommend tourists to take the night train which is designed (and charged) for tourist. You can find the website of the train reservation on the description. So have a look and search for your suitable time.
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 It will be a bit warmer; but it is a good time with way less crowded and better prices than when I went; which was during Christmas and is the peak season. If I didn’t have the issue of the school holiday of my son; I would have gone during late November early December though!
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 Cairo has Uber but not Luxor. Egypt being a islamic country; dressing conservatively will save you some back lash. Being said that; I did see ladies with short dress. Also saw locals looking at them a bit strangely. As long as you are comfortable with that; there is no issue. But if you ask me; I wouldn’t recommend that in the historical monuments and cities.
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 Sorry didn’t understand what you mean by details of entire trip! The video explains already the details of the entire trip. After that the duration and cost will depend on how you want to travel and how long you want to stay where. We gave our recommendations; but you can choose yours. In the description of the video you have all details of hotels and transportations we used.
I was not really out too late. But I did start early at 5AM. In most islamic countries 5AM is a pretty much start of the day though as they wake up early and pray. I never hard of any issues in Aswan late night. There are plenty of police and military all around as it is the main entry to Egypt from the desert region. I guess common sense of any place applies to Aswan at late night too!
Thank you for passing by… 🙏 Unfortunately 90% of my viewers are not Indian. So speaking Hindi means none of them will understand what I said. So it wouldn’t work very well. Aap ka koi specific question hain to aap comment main puch sakte hain in Hindi aur main answer dene ka kosis karunga!
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Thanks a lot for your RUclips videos. We travelled to Egypt in March using your videos as a guideline. Made a big, positive difference.
Thank you and best wishes.
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Glad to hear that it helped…
One of the most practical guides on Egypt. Detailed, calm and stunning photography. RUclips should award you for enriching YT (not an overestimation). Will lookforward to watching your next release. Well done you team.
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Excellent video! You said in fifteen minutes what others do not cover in twice the time. I could find nothing in your video to argue with...it was spot on! I had no luck finding Egyptian pounds in the US and had to wait until Cairo. First time visitors should consider guided tours. Summers are extremely hot while winter is much more tolerable. Between smog, burning rice fields, and sand in the air, there will be lots of coughing and it is not necessarily covid. Work with one vendor and you will be descended upon by dozens of vendors; if you have a guide, ask them for suggestions for souvenirs. You can purchase pounds through ATM's, but euros and dollars are widely accepted. Use credit cards only at big, established businesses. Security is everywhere...usually on their cellphones, but there is so much of it, you will be safe.
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You two are adorable, like friends to listen to, experienced and intelligent guides. Best on youtube! Thank you! Thank you for all the ideas for our first trip to Egypt. We're going in March and will be referring back to your video many times.
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Wish you a great trip to Egypt.
Most informative and useful..Great job done ✔️ 👍
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Love Luxor! We had so much fun there! I really love seeing all the different vlogs about different tombs people have been to. Keep it up!
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Thank you so much! That was a great video I learned a lot. I will be applying your tips to my upcoming trip.
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Very valuable honest testimonial, thank you for sharing.
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Thank you for your inputs. Appreciate it. This video is very helpful.
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the best and most informative video on Egypt travel. Thank you so much!!!
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Most amazing country I’ve been to . So interesting and Cairo is absolutely wild ! Wow
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Indeed Egypt is beautiful.
You guys did an amazing job putting all this information together. I am enjoying your videos.
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Thank you both taking the time to make this video. Very informative and will be useful for our upcoming trip.
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Great tips for this day and age. I visited in 2009 and plan on taking my family within the year. I appreciate the time you took to give out these tips.
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Wow, this was extremely helpful! Thank you. :D
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We had been to Egypt in May' 22 on a 3 night and 4 day cruise from Aswan to Luxor. Could relate to most of your shoots. Very informative one, with a plethora of useful information. Just subscribed. Undoubtedly beautiful photography too.
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Really happy that I found your videos about Egypt. They are the best, very informative, beautifully shot and you guys are very cool and friendly. Good job. Hope you make it to SIWA next time, that oasis is stunning (was there last November 2022).
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Yes Siwa is in the too of the list with some more less popular places of Egypt. Hopefully next time. 😊
great we love apreciated all the info
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Thanks, that was very useful info.
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Thank you guys! You are amazing people
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This is great information. I’m planning a trip for this November.
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November is a good time. You will have good weather and relatively less crowd.
Don’t forget to watch my other videos of Egypt to get a feel of what you would see there…
Amazing video guys! Keep working 👏💪
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We are planning to visit in March 2023 and can’t wait! This is my dream trip! ❤
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Indeed it is a place of dream. Best wishes for your trip to Egypt…
The most informative videos, thanks.
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It’s a pleasure to had you join my tours in Aswan and Luxor my bro
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We thoroughly enjoyed Aswan and Luxor and without your great arrangement it wouldn’t have been possible…
Very nice, very detailed oriented, thanks.
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Great information great video's totally great work guys thanks for providing these informative videos. Subscribed you please make more of travel guide videos for us of different countries.
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Yep; stay tuned. One for Lakshadeep is coming soon and then one for Oman, Marocco, Namibia, Cambodia and Myanmar are in roadmap! 😄
such a great video!!
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LOVE YOU GUYS FROM EGYPT :)
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Thanks for the information! It is very detailed and by far the most comprehensive. Really impressed by your material and footage on Egypt. 😊
May I check what camera equipment did you travel to Egypt with? I understand that there is loose interpretation of professional camera equipment at the airports/sites.
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I travelled with a Canon R5 and yes it was tough with the camera. I would recommend you watch my Cairo and Luxor Balloon video where I have touched that subject more in detail.
In general; there is more problem with camera in Cairo than other places!
A great helpful video.. we are planning our trip to Egypt and was doubtful about so many things. Hope you will help us if we had any queries. Thanks a lot for this video.
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Amazing 🇪🇬 😍 Nice Video
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Great informative video.
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Great video ! Thanks 😊 would you recommend leaving some extra time ( and I guess money) for Tutankhamen’ s tomb? Normally it’s not included in the usual tours…
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To be absolutely honest; I would have skipped it if it was not included in the Luxor pass. It is more of a craze than anything else. The other tombs are was more beautiful. And most of the artwork of the tomb are in Cairo museum. So unless you have it included; don’t bother. My humble and personal opinion of course.
Thanks a lot guys for sharing your experience with us. We are visiting egypt in a couple of days and your video is very helpful. One question, do customs at the Cairo airport give you trouble regarding DSLR camera, spare Lithium batteries, and tripod? Thanks again for your help!
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Well every time we had special treatment in the airport security. But luckily none of our stuff were taken away. But yes I read about some of those stories as well. But didn’t experience it.
Thank you for the great video. Do you have any information for COVID 19 restrictions is the county?
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Inside Egypt there is not much of restrictions. Ideally you should ware musk in all public places. But almost no one is following that.
The entry requirement is tricky and depends a lot on your situation and the country you would travel from. I would recommend you call your airline and get an understanding. We visited from Switzerland and at that time the rule was; valid COVID vaccination certificate or PCR test within 72 (and for some destinations 92 hours). Kids under 16 could enter without COVID certificate or PCR test. But travellers from South Africa were not allowed and some other countries had requirement for quarantine.
But these rules change frequently, so better you check with the airline who normally always keep the most up to date information. We went with Egyptair and I called them few days before the flight and got everything clarified.
we spent almost a month in Egypt and there was barely any mask wearing and no restrictions that we heard of! We were asked to wear masks in the big grocery stores and that's about it.
HI..,such an amazing video..very detailed and informative.....just wanted to ask one thing which book is that which we can read about the history of egypt. thanks.
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We have used the Lonely Planet book that has details with a bit of history of the places. We also did some of our studies from wiki which made us aware of the basic history behind those sites.
Love your video! How many days total was this trip?
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We have spend totally 16 days in Egypt over Christmas holidays.
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Thank you for sharing this highly informative video. Helped me greatly with my upcoming travel plans. Just a few questions:
1. How many days did it take for the Egypt tourist visa to arrive.
2. Do we have to select our tour guide before we leave India. Trust we can do this from the hotel where we plan to stay.
3. How much approximately would u have saved by planning on your own vs going with a tour package
4. I read that travel in groups is safer in Egypt, hence people prefer a tour package. What has been ur experience
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Glad that it helped you.
Now answering your questions.
1. I normally apply for VISA at least 6 to 8 weeks before the travel after some bad experiences with Egypt, Morocco and Turkey embassy.
2. Not really. You don’t really need a guide to visit Egypt. You will need a transportation and you can arrange that by contacting the guides I have used or find some from google. Unless you really want to spend lots of time learning nitty gritty details about different historical monuments; a guide will not be needed. But we recommend to have a guide in Cairo. Booking with hotel will be more expensive as the hotel will take some commission from it. Rather do the booking yourselves.
3. It is tough to say an exact number. But based on quotations I have received in my first visit; the same trip of mine would have costed me at least 30% more with a travel agent.
4. Travel in group is safer in Egypt is more of an European myth. Egypt is as safe as any other big places. Apply your common sense the same way you apply in all other places and you will have no trouble. In my 3 trips; I never felt unsafe in Egypt and if you see my travel videos you can understand that I was in different places at a very strange time when there were no one else around. If there was problems; I would have encountered it at least ones in all those odd time visits!
Very informative vlog. A information that can be trusted. Thanks.
We would like to go Egypt but slightly worried about our 21 months baby. Do you have any suggestions Tour with baby at Egypt?
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During our second visit to Egypt our son was only 11 months old.
Nothing special about visiting Egypt with kids than other places.
Carry a baby sac. That is the most convenient way. Not every places specially the temples are stroller friendly.
We always boiled water for him even if it is bottled mineral water.
Carried some backed food for emergencies.
Avoided travelling during afternoons. Rather visited early morning and late evening.
Protected him from direct sun light with a cap or scarf.
It was great fun and that time we only spend one night in the desert. I wouldn’t recommend spending too many nights in the desert with a little baby as there is no phone connection or health center. So it is a bit risky.
In general you wouldn’t have any problems and will have lots of fun with your little one.
@@AMPhotography thank you 🙏. It gives us lots courage now.
What about other restrictions like hotels, restaurants, museums outdoor and indoors during your last visit?
Everything was open. There is no closure for COVID in Egypt.
As I said before, ideally there are requirement of mask indoor and the hotel and restaurant employees as well as most of the tourists are following them. But locals are not. Except tourists almost no one else is waring mask outside. All in all, you wouldn't even know that there is some COVID crisis going on around the world if you visit Egypt.
It is sometime a bit scary, but as long as you keep yourselves protected; I felt it was all right.
Just saw your videos. Really awesome. very informative. We are checking for visa information for Egypt but it's showing "You will not be allowed to enter the country without the guarantee of an authorized tourist agent in Egypt." Can you please let me know who should provide this letter? We are not doing any guided tours.
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We applied for a tourist VISA at the local Egyptian consolate. It is better that way and you can enter Egypt without any stress. For the VISA you have no need of any guarantee. You need to normally show your bank statement, return ticket, hotel booking etc.
Now this changes between the locations you would make the application from. So better you call the local Egyptian consolate and get the related information.
You can normally find the details with simple google search.
Hi there. Very informative. I am planning for a 2 weeks stay at Egypt and would like to explore in and out. Did you say 30 usd for Sim? Will Sim not be cheaper in Cairo?
Also can't we use egyptian pounds or end up paying everything in usd..
Instead of using private cars will we not get government buses to visit Abu simbel or other places within Egypt?
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There are different prices of SIM. We took one that has enough internet connection (10 GB) as I do a lots of research on the spot and didn’t want to take the pain of recharge. The price of SIM will be same at the airport of in the city.
Yes you can use Egyptian Pound for several things. But based on my reading foreigners need to pay foreign currency in most of the tourist attractions.
I am not aware of any public bus going to Abu Simbel. But you definitely can take one of the tourist buses; which is way cheaper.
For other places if you mean the sites of Luxor and Aswan; you also can do a guided bus tour which will be cheeper.
We did it privately as we wanted to have that epic lonely experience in most of those places and there is no other way that arranging your own transportation.
It will be cheap if you go with tour bus; but you will share the place with 100s others.
I can’t tell about local buses as I did no research on taking local bus in Egypt.
I have seen you guys carrying some guide book, can you recommend one which is helpful while touring egypt? I wish to read it beforehand and during our egypt tour.
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The one we had in hand is from lonely planet. We found that useful and more importantly informative. This being our 3rd trip to Egypt; we didn’t really take any guide in most of the places; but it was nice to remind the history a bit from that book.
Very informative video. Thank you. How do I see the “information below”?
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There is a little down arrow below the video in the youtube app. Click that to see the description. And if you have access to a computer; it is much easier to see it.
Hey guys, this video is so useful thanks so much. Just one quick question, is Egypt safe to go when travelling without guide and taking Luxor train??
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Absolutely safe. Just follow the common sense like any other places in the world.
The Luxor train is actually very good and I was about to take that. However; as it would have made me loose one sunrise; I didn’t go for it as I stated in the guide as well.
@@AMPhotography Thanks so much for responding! Appriciate it and well noted!
Never been to Egypt and couldn't think we can do self tour until I saw this video.Can you please share your Egypt itinerary [7days]. I am also thinking of visiting Jordan, please share any information you may have for this tour.
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I have been to Jordan and it is another beautiful country of the region. Are you planning to visit Egypt and Jordan both in 7 days? If that is your plan; I would recommend not to! You will end up experiencing none of them properly!
If you still want to venture that; visit Cairo, Aswan and Luxor in Egypt and visit Wadi Rum and Petra in Jordan.
But I emphasize against; this will not be an enjoyable trip. It will be very hectic.
You can probably manage it in 10 days!
Thank you for your reply. i was thinking 7-8 days for Egypt and 3-4 days in Jordan. Please let me know if you have any itinerary prepared for this. Thank you for your help!
@@citylightglare671 I would have done like this
Day 1 - Try to reach Cairo early so that I can travel half day.
Day 2 - Visit Cairo and take a late evening flight to Luxor.
Day 3 - Luxor.
Day 4 - Luxor half day. Then to Aswan. On the way visit Edfu and Kom Ombo.
Day 5 - Visit Abu Simbel day trip. Evening visit to Philae Temple.
Day 6 - Aswan to Cairo morning flight and visit half day Cairo.
Day 7 - Visit white desert.
Day 8 - Back to Cairo and take late evening flight.
Now; this would let you cover everything. But I must say it is hectic.
Personally I would spend 1 more day in Luxor and one more day in the white desert.
And you can find details of places in the description as well as the contact number of the car we rented in different places.
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I am planning a trip to Egypt Luxor next week I had contacted mr sayed from the description
Of this video . What about his service?
Is it ok ?
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Yes; my experience with his services were very good.
Could you tell me what kind of visa you had? For e-visa there is a rule of carrying a guarantee letter from a tour agent? IF thats the rule - is it mandatory to book a guided tour?
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I took a proper stamp in the passport from the Egyptian consolate. If you have an Indian passport; there is not much information on eVisa. The eVisa is only when you go there with a recognized travel agent as the travel agent take all the guaranty and paper work. I will recommend to go and get a VISA from your local Egyptian consolate to avoid problems. Or go with a proper travel agent.
While planning our visit to Egypt we came across this video which has been compiled in a wonderful manner. We are planning to go to Abu Simbel and were wondering whether we will need a guide. From your description it seems like you only booked a car and driver to go there. How did you book your tickets for Abu Simbel? Was a guide not necessary? How did you gather the information that the guide would have provided? We would like to travel independently as much as possible.
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The history is there in the wiki and we did some reading. Other tool was a book from Lonely Planet. The ticket counter is next to the the gate, so just walk there and get the ticket. As we stayed there a night and went during times when no one else was there; we had no queue or hurry. But we had a big advantage as it was our 3rd visit. Being said that; I love independent travelling as that gives me more thrill as well as freedom. In my first time also I went there without any guide.
In short; you don’t really need a guide. But I know a lots of people feel comfortable having local knowledge handy. It is just a feeling of assurance. Very personal preference. I like to be a bit more adventurous.
@@AMPhotography Thank you very much for your prompt response. We have never traveled with guides because we like to visit places at our own pace and don't like to be rushed. We also like to do our own research before we travel and read up as we go along. Your video busted the myth that one cannot travel in Egypt without guides. We have now decided to book only a car with a driver to Abu Simbel when we visit Egypt in a couple of weeks. Thanks once again.
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Can you advise a good currency exchange spot in Giza & aswan?
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I didn’t really keep address of the places I did currently exchange. But I can tell you that there are plenty of them in all over Egypt.
Just go to an office and don’t take exchange from strangers. Several big hotels have bank inside and they provide standard exchange rate. Just avoid too much exchange in airport.
I have a Tripod /Selfie Stick for my phone camera, is that not allowed ?
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In most of the places if will be allowed with an additional fee. Except few places like inside the tombs you will not be able to take the tripod. They are normally not that concerned about photography with phone. They get more nervous if they see larger cameras.
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How many days do we need to see the important places.?
It depends a bit. We have spend 2 weeks there and we felt it was good to explore all the places without too much hurry.
However; you can always push it within a week. Eg.
Day 1 - Reach Cairo
Day 2 - Cairo
Day 3 - Cairo to Luxor early morning flight and visit Luxor in a day (skip Edhu and Dhandera)
Day 4 - Luxor to Aswan ans visit Aswan
Day 5 - Aswan to Abu Simbel ans back to Aswan
Day 6 - Aswan to Cairo and depending on your return flight time on the same day you can leave Egypt or the next day.
But it will really be a hectic trip. However it is possible.
is there winter season or snow in egypt?
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No normally it doesn’t snow in Egypt. Except in some of the mountain region where one can see snow very occasionally.
Hi.... this is Avik from Kolkata
Great video with lots of informations... would you please tell me which SBI bank debit card i have to carry to make ATM money transaction in abroad or in Egypt
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I can’t tell how exactly SBI card would work as I never used it myself. However if it is an international card; there is no reason of this being not working. But do keep more than one option to male sure that you have redundancy. And carry at least 50% of your budget in USD cash. That way you are pretty safe. If the card is operated by VISA or MasterCard and has foreign transaction enabled; it should be all right. Check with your bank. And make a test as soon as you land in Egypt.
Thak you so much for your reply...
I'll be in touch for getting more informations before to land in Egypt
Can I go to Aswan from Cairo in a day train?
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Yes you can if you have a day to spend. But Egyptian authorities recommend tourists to take the night train which is designed (and charged) for tourist. You can find the website of the train reservation on the description. So have a look and search for your suitable time.
weather between 28th October and 5 November please reply
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It will be a bit warmer; but it is a good time with way less crowded and better prices than when I went; which was during Christmas and is the peak season. If I didn’t have the issue of the school holiday of my son; I would have gone during late November early December though!
Do you know if Uber works in Cairo and Luxor? Also was there any clothing restrictions for visiting the sites? Are shorts allowed?
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Cairo has Uber but not Luxor.
Egypt being a islamic country; dressing conservatively will save you some back lash. Being said that; I did see ladies with short dress. Also saw locals looking at them a bit strangely. As long as you are comfortable with that; there is no issue. But if you ask me; I wouldn’t recommend that in the historical monuments and cities.
@@AMPhotography Thank you for replying I will not be wearing shorts then and great to know Cairo does have Uber. Can men wear shorts?
@@cristinacarrion4723 Again I did see some of them waring with less of attention. So yes that should be all right.
Could you please send me the details for this entire trip for 2heads including all
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Sorry didn’t understand what you mean by details of entire trip! The video explains already the details of the entire trip. After that the duration and cost will depend on how you want to travel and how long you want to stay where. We gave our recommendations; but you can choose yours. In the description of the video you have all details of hotels and transportations we used.
Yes ,which you had explained in this video
Is late night safe in Aswan?
I was not really out too late. But I did start early at 5AM. In most islamic countries 5AM is a pretty much start of the day though as they wake up early and pray.
I never hard of any issues in Aswan late night. There are plenty of police and military all around as it is the main entry to Egypt from the desert region. I guess common sense of any place applies to Aswan at late night too!
Hello! Please, can I have the contact of your Luxor locale guide? Many thanks!
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Please see the description of the video. All the contracts are there along with many other important information.
bellon ride how much?
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Rate kind of varies between companies. But you can get one between 80 and 120 USD.
@@AMPhotography thanks, 4 years baby allow?
Are you Indian please saying Hindi
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Unfortunately 90% of my viewers are not Indian. So speaking Hindi means none of them will understand what I said. So it wouldn’t work very well.
Aap ka koi specific question hain to aap comment main puch sakte hain in Hindi aur main answer dene ka kosis karunga!
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